bfenetworks/bfe

Features

• Reverse Proxy Configurations - Routes incoming requests to backend servers based on configurable rules and policies as a reverse proxy.
• Application Layer Load Balancing - Distributes HTTP/HTTPS traffic across backend servers with configurable policies and content-based routing rules.
• Content-Based Routing - Routes requests based on user-defined rules using a domain-specific language to inspect request content.
• Load Balancers - Distributes incoming requests among backend servers using multiple configurable load balancing policies.
• REST API Configurations - Manages load balancer settings and routing rules programmatically through a centralized REST API and dashboard.
• Load Balancing Policies - Distributes requests across servers using multiple configurable algorithms like round-robin and least connections.
• Content-Aware Routing Rules - Inspects request headers, paths, and payloads with a domain-specific language to direct traffic based on user-defined rules.
• Traffic Routing DSLs - Routes traffic by evaluating user-defined rules written in a custom language against request content.
• Plugin Development Frameworks - Adds new features through a flexible plugin framework that allows rapid development of custom modules.
• Plugin-Based Extensibility - Extends core functionality by loading custom modules through a defined plugin interface.
• Upstream Health Monitoring - Tracks the status and performance of upstream servers using built-in metrics for proactive service management.
• Service Health Monitoring - Tracks the status and performance of backend services using detailed built-in metrics.
• Service Metrics Monitoring - Tracks backend service health and performance using detailed built-in metrics for proactive management.
• API Gateways - Layer-7 traffic access system for large-scale services.

Star history